【推荐1】It's often said that you can judge a person by looking at what's on their bookshelves. Well, when I asked myself this question a few years ago, I made a (n) _________ discovery. Pretty much all the books on my bookshelves were written by British authors, and there was _________ in translation from other languages. What a shame! So, I decided to launch my _________ reading project.

But how could I find books from much of the rest of the world? I had to ask for _________. So in February 202I, I posted a short _________ online. Within hours, people began to _________. At first, it was friends and colleagues. And soon, it was _________.

Four days later, I got a(n) _________ from a woman called Rafidah in Kuala Lumpur. She said she _________ my project and went to her local bookshop to __________ my Malaysian book. A few weeks later, a package which contained one book—Rafidah's choice from Malaysia reached me. At the time, I was __________ that a stranger more than 6,000miles away would help someone she would probably never __________.

Rafidah's kindness __________ to be the pattern for that year. A writer from Spain __________ emailed me an unpublished translation of his novel to me. Thanks to the kind strangers, I could read books from over 70 __________ .

1.

A．exciting

B．shocking

C．unique

D．great

2.

A．difficulty

B．room

C．option

D．nothing

3.

A．global

B．personal

C．daily

D．necessary

4.

A．money

B．direction

C．help

D．permission

5.

A．appeal

B．advertisement

C．story

D．speech

6.

A．come into view

B．make a fuss

C．get in touch

D．take a look

7.

A．stars

B．writers

C．adults

D．strangers

8.

A．message

B．gift

C．envelope

D．parcel

9.

A．joined

B．loved

C．doubted

D．received

10.

A．borrow

B．order

C．register

D．pick

11.

A．amazed

B．confused

C．embarrassed

D．terrified

12.

A．accompany

B．understand

C．connect

D．meet

13.

A．appeared

B．happened

C．proved

D．claimed

14.

A．just

B．even

C．still

D．carelessly

15.

A．writers

B．people

C．countries

D．schools

【推荐2】For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words. In ____ a job, the ability to read and understand ____ can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are ____ readers. Most of us ____ bad reading habits at an early age, and never get over them. The main reason ____ in the fact that words have little meaning ____ they are put together into phrases, sentences and paragraphs. ____, however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He reads one word at a time and often goes back to ____ words or passages. The tendency to look back over ____ you have just read is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which ____ down the speed of reading is sounding each word as ____ reads.
To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a machine called an accelerator(加速器), which moves a bar ____ the page at a predetermined speed. The bar is set at a slightly faster rate ____ the reader finds comfortable, in order to train him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, ____ word-by-word reading impossible. At first it is difficult to understand. But ____ you have learned to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, ____your comprehension will improve. Many people have found their reading skill quickly ____ after some training. ____ Charlce Au, a business manager, for example, his reading rate was 172 words a minute ____ the training and now it is an excellent 1,378 words a minute. He is happy that now he can ____ a lot more reading materials in a short period of time.1.

A．applying

B．getting

C．offering

D．supplying

2.

A．easily

B．quickly

C．roughly

D．decidedly

3.

A．good

B．curious

C．common

D．poor

4.

A．developed

B．kicked

C．knew

D．understood

5.

A．touches

B．connects

C．lies

D．gets

6.

A．unless

B．after

C．since

D．as

7.

A．Unfortunately

B．Excitedly

C．Surprisingly

D．Generally

8.

A．reuse

B．rewrite

C．reread

D．recite

9.

A．which

B．what

C．that

D．if

10.

A．breaks

B．cuts

C．goes

D．slows

11.

A．some one

B．reader

C．he

D．one

12.

A．inside

B．up

C．out

D．down

13.

A．then

B．as

C．than

D．beyond

14.

A．moving

B．making

C．leading

D．thinking

15.

A．when

B．where

C．what

D．which

16.

A．or

B．nor

C．but

D．for

17.

A．lost

B．weakened

C．sharpened

D．improved

18.

A．Take

B．Look

C．Make

D．Consider

19.

A．for

B．before

C．after

D．in

20.

A．break through

B．go over

C．get through

D．turn over

【推荐3】Reading good books is one of the greatest pleasures in life. It ________our happiness when we are cheerful. and lessens our sorrow when we are sad. A good book may absorb our attention so   ________ that for the time being we forget our surroundings.

Whatever may be our main purpose in reading, good books should never fail to give us________. With a good book in our hands we will never be________ .Whether the characters in the book are taken from real life or are purely________· they may become our companions and make us laugh. The people we meet in books may ________ us either because they are similar to our close friends or because they present unfamiliar types whom we are glad to welcome as new acquaintances. Our human friends sometimes ________ us, but the friends we make in books always respect us. By turning the pages we can ________ them without any fear of hurting their feelings. When our human friends ________ us, good books are always there to give us sympathy and encouragement.

One of the most valuable gifts from books is ________ . Few of us can travel far from home, but all of us can lead varied lives through the pages of book. When we wish to ________from the dull realities of everyday life, a book will help us when nothing else can. To travel by book we don’t have to ________and save a lot of money. Through books we may get the thrill of adventure without________ . We can climb high mountains or cross the hot sands of the desert.________ , through books the whole world is ours for the asking. The ________ of our literary experiences are almost unlimited.

1.

A．achieves

B．reduces

C．increases

D．threatens

2.

A．completely

B．naturally

C．frequently

D．desperately

3.

A．agreement

B．treatment

C．enjoyment

D．judgement

4.

A．lonely

B．lazy

C．.tired

D．guilty

5.

A．average

B．imaginary

C．typical

D．fortunate

6.

A．greet

B．shock

C．worry

D．delight

7.

A．make fun of

B．take care of

C．catch sight of

D．pay attention to

8.

A．order

B．control

C．believe

D．ignore

9.

A．challenge

B．abandon

C．understand

D．persuade

10.

A．pleasure

B．knowledge

C．experience

D．success

11.

A．return

B．recover

C．graduate

D．escape

12.

A．pay

B．stop

C．guess

D．race

13.

A．reason

B．evidence

C．danger

D．instruction

14.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Otherwise

D．Anyway

15.

A．purposes

B．possibilities

C．directions

D．suggestions

【推荐1】Huping Mountain features deep valleys and dangerous peaks. In 1990, Du Dengwen joined the local post station and was immediately _________ with serving 13 villages across the mountainous area. For the past three decades, Du has been one of the few _________ between villagers there and the outside world. _________ difficult geographic conditions, letters and parcels always make it to their destination. Du has _________ mail and goods to the villagers from their loved ones, most of whom are in the distant cities for a living. His _________ always brings joy to the mountain villagers, because it _________ letters or parcels of huge value are coming their way.

A round trip to _________ all of the villages in his charge runs about 180km, and the only thing he could rely on was a _________ that the post station offered. Even so, only two villages were _________ by cycling, while the rest were __________ roads, so Du had to walk.

Du also wrote down villagers’ __________ and tried his best to meet them. Du had developed a close bond with the local villagers, and refused to __________ his job regardless of his family’s concern over his __________.

Du’s kindness and __________ have not only endeared him to the mountain villagers but also earned their trust and respect. He was __________ “Angel Courier” by locals heartily.

1.

A．equipped

B．infected

C．charged

D．filled

2.

A．connections

B．symbols

C．combinations

D．mirrors

3.

A．For

B．Despite

C．Under

D．Besides

4.

A．switched

B．delivered

C．invested

D．donated

5.

A．behaviour

B．message

C．gesture

D．appearance

6.

A．joins

B．assists

C．means

D．moves

7.

A．measure

B．occupy

C．reconstruct

D．cover

8.

A．tractor

B．car

C．horse

D．bicycle

9.

A．acceptable

B．accessible

C．available

D．affordable

10.

A．narrow

B．smooth

C．flat

D．rough

11.

A．requirements

B．visions

C．ideals

D．conclusions

12.

A．give out

B．give in

C．give up

D．give away

13.

A．profile

B．security

C．digestion

D．income

14.

A．devotion

B．generosity

C．belief

D．concept

15.

A．looked

B．awarded

C．named

D．elected

【推荐2】Mr. Henry taught sixth grade science. On the first day of class — he gave us a ______ about an animal called the Cattywampus, a kind of animal that died out during the Ice Age. He ______ around a skull(头盖骨)as he walked. We all took ______ and later had a test.

When he returned my paper, I was ______ . There was a big red “x” through each of my answers. I had failed! ______ must be some mistake! I had written down ______ what Mr. Henry said. Then I learned that everyone in the class had ______ . What had happened? Very simple, Mr. Henry ______ . He had invented this Cattywampus. There had never ______ any such animal. The information in out notes was, ______ , incorrect. Did we expect our marks for incorrect answers? Needless to say, we were ______ .

What kind of test was this? And what kind of teacher? Mr. Henry said he ______ we would learn something from this experience. ______ and textbooks are not perfect. ______ no one is. He told us not to ______ our minds go to sleep, and to speak out ______ we ever thought he or the textbook was wrong.

Every class was an exciting one ______ Mr Henry. I can still remember some science periods from beginning to end. I haven’t made any great scientific subjects, ______ Mr. Henry’s class gave me and my classmates something ______ , like the courage to look people in the ______ and tell them they are wrong. He also showed us that you can have fun doing it.

1.

A．magazine

B．book

C．report

D．lecture

2.

A．walked

B．grasped

C．passed

D．looked

3.

A．notes

B．exercises

C．attentions

D．cares

4.

A．excited

B．inspired

C．worried

D．surprised

5.

A．There

B．It

C．He

D．I

6.

A．fast

B．exactly

C．slowly

D．quietly

7.

A．succeeded

B．defeated

C．failed

D．beat

8.

A．announced

B．expressed

C．proved

D．explained

9.

A．had

B．stayed

C．been

D．kept

10.

A．however

B．otherwise

C．besides

D．therefore

11.

A．happy

B．worried

C．excited

D．angry

12.

A．suggested

B．meant

C．hoped

D．wished

13.

A．Teachers

B．Headmasters

C．Students

D．Persons

14.

A．After all

B．In fact

C．At any time

D．Above all

15.

A．permit

B．let

C．leave

D．help

16.

A．which

B．whether

C．while

D．if

17.

A．for

B．about

C．with

D．of

18.

A．but

B．and

C．so

D．or

19.

A．strange

B．important

C．curious

D．serious

20.

A．eye

B．brain

C．head

D．hand